
Where humans sometimes have long hair, average Zoras have rear-hanging caudal extensions of their heads shaped like the tails of dolphins or sharks, perhaps as a cephalic form of dorsal fin. They are generally covered in silver scales, which give them a pale blue sheen from a distance, and have dark blue spots on their extremities. Most of them wear no clothes, but certain members of their species do wear clothing, or, as shown by the Zora guards in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, a helmet that completely encases their head.


While still generally humanoid, the Zoras resemble various marine creatures in their body structure.


River Zoras are known as the hostile enemy race that pop out of the water and fire energy balls at Link whereas the peaceful Zoras are the Sea Zoras. Zoras are divided into two known major subspecies: the River Zoras, and the Sea Zoras. The appearance of Zoras can vary greatly some are large and round, like King Zora XVI, while others are slender and small, such as Prince Ralis. They are incredibly skilled natural swimmers. Zoras are aquatic, blue-skinned humanoid creatures that exist in Hyrule, Labrynna and Termina. The Zora ( ゾーラ, Zōra), sometimes referred to as " Sea Zora" to differentiate them from their hostile River Zora counterparts, are a recurring race in the Legend of Zelda series.
